I had a great time attending the #EMBO Workshop on Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion in Göttingen, Germany last week and getting to know some of the membrane fusion research community. One of my favorite parts of this job is having the privilege to learn so much about a different field of study at every meeting I attend. Thanks to the organizers and all the great speakers for a fascinating conference!
#membranefusion #fusogens

Two publications from our lab, now in print (first on biorxiv):
A new assay for measuring viral genome exposure in viral entry.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.002

And then using this assay to look at the effects of endosomal lipids on influenza membrane fusion:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06642

#viralentry #influenza #membranefusion

#Introduction: I am curious about how proteins and membranes work in cells to deliver cargos. Multidisciplinary lab (with great collaborators) at UMass Chan Medical School #MembraneTraffic #Biochemistry #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #Biophysics #CellBiology #Genetics #Immunology #Exocytosis #Endocytosis #MembraneFusion
Also passionate to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in #Science #Academia #DiversityInSTEM #WomenInSTEM.